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Continuation - Four Main Questions

posted 9 years ago by kassandra227
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After watching Centennial full a couple of times, I have the following questions; with some of my interpretations. Looking for input here.

1. Does Soren Sorenson's family ever specifically learn of his fate? Are they ever compensated from the Wendell's?

2. After Lucinda passes away, who owned the store? I assume Martin, but he lived in Wyoming, and we didn't see him in episodes 10-11. Did he re-take it or sell it with the condition that it would always be called Zendt's?

3. After the cattle drive, when R.J. Poteat returned to Texas, do you think he connected with Emma Lloyd (Jim's Ma). It was never mentioned whether R.J. still had a family; he only said that he had hoped that Tom Lloyd would have looked in on his family. It was never mentioned whether R.J. actually had a family.

4 Did Jim never actually do back to make sure his Ma and brothers were okay, or how they turned out (similar to the way Levi went back to Lancaster).

5. Other than the Ted Bundy role, can any of you recall a role when Mark Harmon did NOT play a good guy? Not complaining, since I am a fan of his; just wondering!

There are other questions, but let's start with these.

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[–] lld3497 9 years ago

1. No

2. its not said who does, but if you watch the final epiosode you see the name of the store isn't Zendts anymore. Its a Hardware store.

3. I think in the book they mention he has a family

4. Jim said he never saw his family again I would like to think he at least wrote to them.

5. Not sure about Mark Harmon...he sure has only got better looking over time.
Oh and in Saint Elsewhere he played a Ass with the women, but was a good guy doctor.

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[–] crood 7 years ago

I always wondered why when John Skimmerhorn leaves for Texas, Jim never mentioned him looking up his brothers. However, that's consistent with the book where characters are pretty much dropped in the background.

We're told McKeag and Clay Basket died of cholera after the fact. The only mention of Levi's death in the book is someone mentioned Lucinda being a widow. The train incident was made up for the mini-series.

[–] myke243 8 years ago

5. Played Bruce Barkow (sneering, woman beating, town mob boss) in Crossfire Trail.

[–] amyghost 8 years ago

Harmon played the murderous Uncle Charlie in a made-for-tv remake of Shadow of a Doubt in 1992. He's had a few bad-guy roles over the years.

[–] first-things-first 8 years ago

Mark Harmon played a bad guy in the TV movie "And Never Let Her Go".

And what fresh Hell is this?, Malory from Archer(Dorothy Parker)

[–] crood 7 years ago

While not a bad guy, per se, Harmon did play a self centered plastic surgeon on St. Elsewhere.